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To amend title 18, United States Code, to direct the Bureau of Prisons to provide certain voting information to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison.

USA115th CongressHR-7040| House 
| Updated: 10/5/2018
Hakeem S. Jeffries

Hakeem S. Jeffries

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, as part of reentry planning procedures, to provide prisoners with information on voting rights for convicted felons and, for the state in which a prison will reside upon release, voting registration or application forms.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2018
Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • October 5, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • October 5, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • October 5, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Correctional facilities and imprisonmentElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archives

To amend title 18, United States Code, to direct the Bureau of Prisons to provide certain voting information to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison.

USA115th CongressHR-7040| House 
| Updated: 10/5/2018
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, as part of reentry planning procedures, to provide prisoners with information on voting rights for convicted felons and, for the state in which a prison will reside upon release, voting registration or application forms.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2018
Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • October 5, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • October 5, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • October 5, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Hakeem S. Jeffries

Hakeem S. Jeffries

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archives